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[Ryan Amador]

Oh this was going to be good. He'd told Nihilo and Astraica to dress for a workout - had also gotten workout clothes for Nihilo - and now he stood in one of the Institute's training rooms, his nullification field up and large enough to encompass the whole room. The room was bare of any obstacles - that training would come later. This was an assessment. He needed to know how much training each of them individually required. On one side of the wall, though, was an array of weaponry. There were two of every weapon in case they each wanted to use the same one. The guns were loaded with stun blasts. The collapsible bō staffs had their electricity locked to where they couldn't get more intense than a stun level as well. He clasped his hands behind his back, a calm smile on his face. To the other two who had only just met Perses the other day, perhaps they would have thought there was a resemblance in the way Ryan stood, enough to tell them he'd most likely been trained personally by the Cabal's leader. "Alright, this should be simple enough," he said, cocking a playful eyebrow at the two of them. "You're to spar against each other without your powers. You may choose any of the weaponry on the wall or choose to go without." He gestured to the wall with the staffs, guns, knives and even swords. "Your goal should be to get your opponent to tap out," he continued, then eyed Nihilo pointedly. "This is not a fight to the death and serious injury is not allowed." This was an assessment, after all, not some duel in a coliseum. The Cabal weren't there to kill and murder. Though Ryan had personally been trained and knew very well how to take a life, that was never part of his objective, not in his mind. Perses would never ask him to do that, he was sure of that. He clapped his hands together and grinned at Astraica and Nihilo. "Alright, any questions before you start?"

... a restless heart and a beautiful soul. it really doesn't matter if i stay or go. it's hitting me hard but i'm lucky i know ... null @astraica  + Nihilo outfit 346 words Yes the title is from Mulan, sue me.

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Astra looked around the room with interest as they entered. She was intrigued by the idea of being trained. Though, she wondered where it was she fell on their scale of trainees. She wasn't that adept with her fists nor feet, having had her staff and other powers to fight with since she received them. She would have to see.[break][break]

It was with this serious attitude that she listened to Ryan speak. She noted his hands behind his back, a stance so like Perses she wondered how long they had known each other. He's probably been trained by him too... She thought as she watched and listened. Though, it was that playful eyebrow perk that made her smirk a little. Oooh, she was going to have fun with this![break][break]

She nodded and looked to the wall when he pointed to it, and, instantly, a weapon caught her eye. A collapsible bō staff. That would be the perfect weapon for her new... Transformation, allegiance? She wondered over this, but not enough to have her attention taken away. When he spoke to Nihilo, she raised an eyebrow of her own with a slight glare. Oh yes, she was going to have to use that staff against him. She debated weather to take it apart and use it as two right away, or use it as a staff for a bit to throw him off...[break][break]

Ryan finished and her attention returned to him with a grin. "Yes." She said as she walked behind him to grab a staff from the wall and return to her spot, staff pointed a little in Nihilo's direction as she stood there. "When do we start?" Her voice held all the mirth and anger she felt at Nihilo and the thought of kicking his ass. She was so ready for this!

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Astra's reeeally mad at Nihilo, though she's still impressed by what he had done at the end of the Mission thread! She's just not willing to admit to herself that she likes him right now X3 She wants SO bad to kick his ass!

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[Nihilo]

Nihilo was really not impressed with this at all. Sure, the daily time he got to spend that wasn't in complete agony was great. Eating for the first time in five or six years was great. But you know what wasn't so great? Not being able to do anything.

He wasn't sent on missions. He got in trouble the last time he took off someone's hand for flipping him off as they passed by. Nobody paid him any mind. In fact, they even had a special "room" they sent him too when they thought he got too out of hand. It bore a striking resemblance to his cell back at Aegis. Energized walls, so he couldn't tear his way out. They were getting good at managing him and his powers, and he didn't like it.

He also didn't like being made to train. He felt that he was a juggernaut with his powers, almost unstoppable. The only reason he was caught by Aegis was Ryan intervening for some reason he hadn't completely put together yet. Probably part of it was trying to recruit him here.

Regardless, he was here now, and he had to play along. He sighed heavily, showing his displeasure, and walked over to the wall after Astraica did and looked it over. Of course she was gung-ho about this whole thing.

The technology on display was impressive, but he felt he could do better if given the time and materials. And, of course, hands that didn't disintegrate whatever they touched. He took a pair of handguns off the wall, clearly loaded with stun rounds, and made a show of looking them over and looking down the sights. If what he was about to try didn't work, he was going to have to try to tweak these on the fly.

After a few moments of looking at them, testing their weight, he finally spoke. "Yeah, I have just one question too." With a quick, sudden motion, he whipped the barrel of one at Astraica and fired several shots. His aim was pretty good, shooting antimatter from your hands tended to build up hand-eye coordination.

"Are we done now?"

Ryan Amador, @astraica

[Ryan Amador]

He thought Astra looked a bit eager to get the sparring started and honestly he couldn't blame her with how rude Nihilo had been to her - to put it mildly. He wouldn't have been surprised if there'd been words said to her he hadn't been there to hear. He didn't blame her for wanting to deck him again. Perhaps getting his ass kicked was what Nihilo needed to take that chip off his shoulder. He wasn't sure if Astra would deliver that ass kicking but he knew he would if needed. He knew how to deal with children after all. "Whenever you're both ready," he replied to her with a smile. As soon as they were ready, he'd just stand back and watch them, evaluating them to see what training they'd need and recommendations of what missions they could be sent on. He'd noted the choices of weaponry - Astra liked the staff; he filed that away and thought Ariel would be a good trainer for her if she needed any training, or even a good person to spar with. He used a staff himself but he knew his skill wasn't anything compared to the skill of Ariel with the staff. Nihilo had picked twin handguns. If he needed more training, perhaps Caleb would've been a good choice for that, Ryan thought. Somehow he didn't feel surprised by either of their choices in weaponry. He looked curiously when Nihilo spoke only to find out two things - one: he knew how to aim; two: he was as impatient as ever. Ryan frowned faintly but his trained eyes moved to follow the shot, to see if Astra managed to dodge it or not. He should have expected such a cheap shot from Nihilo. He wondered if Astra had seen it coming. "That was a cheap shot," he stated, though his voice notably lacked any condescension or scolding. After all he'd been trained to take cheap shots himself when the opportunity presented itself. He'd been taught that his enemies wouldn't hold punches so neither should he. His attention moved to Astra again, making sure she was okay before taking a step back and nodding to the two of them. "Alright - now you can begin."

... a restless heart and a beautiful soul. it really doesn't matter if i stay or go. it's hitting me hard but i'm lucky i know ... null @astraica outfit 370 words Sorry about the wait! ❤

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Astra nearly rolled her eyes as Nihilo made a show about checking out his weapons, she couldn't feel his emotions due to Ryan's null field, but he was certainly making it clear that he didn't like the idea of being here. Likewise, she was a little unimpressed by his little "tantrums" that ended him up in his "room". She saw that the first time and immediately shook her head.[break][break]

Taking up a more defensive stance, she readied herself for what was inevitably to come. And it did. She was so unimpressed, yet turned on by his act of force, that she deflected the shots with ease with her staff, a slow smile creeping onto her lips, which turned into a frown as she readied to make an attack back at him! "Not a chance!" She shot back at him, and, noting Ryan's words, turned on the stun on her staff that now collapsed into two pieces and put out her best to hit Nihilo![break][break]

First, she said to Ryan. "Thank you." In a level, and grateful voice without turning her attention from her opponent. Then, without skipping a beat shot at Nihilo. "Hot-headed as usual I see!" And glared at him, though to be honest, she was a little flustered. She was glad no-one could see, or so she hoped. She was grateful for Ryan's support, saying it was a cheap shot... But she noted his tone, it was clear she was expected to make such shots herself... She didn't think she could do that... Still, she had an opponent to focus on, which she did readily![break][break]

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Astra's not impressed X3

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[Nihilo]

Nihilo frowned when Astraica batted away the stun bullets. Either her reaction time was really fast or these stun rounds were slow, and he didn't like either option. It meant that this was going to take longer.

She activated the stun function on her staff, and split it into two escrima sticks and came at him with a barrage of blows. He ducked, dodged, and weaved through her onslaught, feeling somewhat more sluggish with his powers. One managed to clip the edge of his ankle, and almost completely stunned him, but the graze just caused him to trip, and he blocked another staff strike with one of the pistols.

That's when he had the idea. He needed to get some distance, but his eyes traced the pistol, what had been exposed when the staff cracked the casing... He could make this work.

He kicked towards her stomach and slid out from beneath her sticks, quickly retreating to the other side of the room, laying down covering fire for himself with the undamaged pistol. He started fiddling with the damaged pistol against his leg. He just needed to take the power supply and reroute that past the actuator, set it on a delay..

He just needed a few more seconds of distance and he'd have it ready.

Ryan Amador, @astraica

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God, he felt like such a third wheel. He didn't think he needed to be Ariel to tell Astra was attracted to Nihilo - but then again Ariel had made a point of pointing that out to him after he'd apparently watched the two of them interact. He raised an eyebrow at how easily Astra deflected the incoming stun rounds. The only person he'd known to deflect bullets that easily and quickly was Ariel, with Caleb coming in a close second. Everyone else simply dodged. He watched silently as Astra moved to throw an attack back at Nihilo and he dodged it. He resisted the urge to smirk - and the urge was strong - when he notices her clip his ankle and watched him trip. At least it seemed he was going to get some enjoyment from assessing these two. "Next time I'll turn the rain on," he joked at Astra's hot-head comment because yes the room was capable of simulating rain accurately - with actual water. "Maybe it'll cool him off." He smirked at that but he had a feeling the two of them would eventually find themselves training in the rain, among other weather phenomenon - whether they'd be training together or separately wasn't for him to decide. But the Cabal made sure its people were trained for any scenario. Ryan noticed Nihilo retreat after sending a kick at Astra but he doubted he was trying to avoid the fight. He had a plan - or a piece of a plan, that much was clear. "Remember not to underestimate your enemy," he said loud enough for the both of them to hear, directly the words at both of them. "The less you know about them, the more dangerous you should assume they are."

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Astra smiled triumphantly as Nihilo fell to the ground, not stopping with her attack, she came at him and, was thrown backward by a kick she didn't see coming! She doubled over as his boot collided with her stomach and she fell to her rear, barely noting Ryan's words over the sound of her own breath whooshing out of her.[break][break]

Quickly, she got up, and threw a. "That would suit him just fine!" At Ryan, liking his idea, but she never caught that part about not underestimating your opponent, something she was likely to regret in the very near future.[break][break]

She looked for Nihilo even as she spoke and spotted him. She knew better than to keep the same tactic so, she stood there, escrima sticks ready, waiting. Bring it on.[break][break]

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Oooo what's gonna happen??? X3

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[Nihilo]

Nihilo rolled his eyes at the jab at him and the crack about the rain. He couldn't care less. He also didn't care what his opponent could do. The world was kill or be killed, and either way suited him just fine.

He let off a few more shots at Astraica to keep her on her toes, on the defensive as he strafed around and made the final connections. There!

He slammed the trigger back on the second gun, and a high-pitched whine began to hum from it. "This should be fun."

He tossed it at Astraica's feet, and a moment later a pulse of stunning energy erupted from it. Every few moments, another pulse would be let off, keeping anyone caught in it stunned until the battery ran out. Which wouldn't be very long, given the modifications he'd made, but would be long enough for Nihilo to finish the job.

"I think I've won."

Ryan Amador @astraica

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[attr="class","youfalltop2"]SO I'LL CLOSE MY EYES & PRETEND I AM SLEEPING

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Astra chased after Nihilo, trying to hit him until, that gun fell at her feet and, she was stumped. It didn't last long as a burst of electricity caught her in its blast and she fought not to scream as she became paralyzed for a moment! She didn't know how long it would last, and the pain was definitely something she wouldn't sneeze at, but soon she came out of it, barely moving at first.[break][break]

"Clever!" She complimented him. "But not enough!" She shouted before trying to get off her butt and onto her feet.[break][break]

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X3 That was super effective! ;P

[attr="class","youfallbot2"]AVOIDING THE CHANCE THAT YOU VISIT MY DREAMS

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